Tesla CEO Elon Musk is once again getting involved in the war between Ukraine and Russia. He wants to enable refugees to charge e-cars free of charge.
Kyiv – All over the world people are showing solidarity with Ukraine. Famous monuments are lit up in the national colors of blue and yellow, citizens are demonstrating on the streets and numerous trucks with relief supplies are on their way to the war zone. Many of the However, solidarity actions do not go far enough for the peoplemany are demanding support in the form of arms deliveries (BW24* reported).
Now one of the most powerful men in the world has also gotten involved in the conflict: Elon Musk wants to stand up for the Ukrainians and support them in their flight. To this end, Tesla is offering free charging of e-cars in four cities around Ukraine for people who want to flee the war zone. The company announced this in an email to local Tesla owners.
Elon Musk helps Ukraine: Refugees can charge their electric cars for free
while the German car industry concerned about the Ukraine war* is, Elon Musk cares little about the economic aspect. As of Monday (February 28), Tesla has temporarily “enabled free Supercharging for Tesla and non-Tesla vehicles at locations in areas affected by the current situation in Ukraine,” the Mail said. The free charging service is available in four cities: Trzebownisko in Poland, Košice in Slovakia, and Miskolc and Debrecen in Hungary. The company has no branches in Ukraine itself.
Elon Musk’s offer could make it easier for many Ukrainians to flee. According to current estimates, 677,000 people have already fled Ukraine to neighboring countries. Also in Baden-Wuerttemberg* the first refugees have already arrived. Around 170 children from the Ukraine are given shelter in Freiburg*.
The free charging stations for Ukraine refugees are not the first aid campaign that Elon Musk is launching with Tesla. For example, the billionaire provided free charging for Tesla drivers among those affected by the California forest fires in 2018. In the case of Ukraine, however, non-Tesla drivers can also take advantage of the offer of assistance for the first time.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk supports Ukrainian people with satellites in the fight against Russia
The development with the free charging stations came after Elon Musk personally responded to a request from Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov for more Starlink stations last weekend. Elon Musk is also the CEO of the US aerospace and telecommunications company SpaceX. Elon Musk activated the SpaceX satellite service Starlink in Ukraine. In doing so, he secured an Internet connection for Ukraine. The Tesla CEO promised that more stations were on the way.
The satellite internet orbits the earth with 1,800 celestial bodies. This network is intended to help out in Ukraine when the infrastructure on the ground is damaged. Elon Musk’s space program was also recently criticized. As one researcher found an uncontrolled rocket by Elon Musk will collide with the moon*. BW24* is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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